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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Chilean Tarantula

My neighbour, who is a worker in the international port of Antwerp (Belgium), found this spider between a load of bananas from Ecuador.

The spider with a length of 15 cm (!) was captured and is now safely kept in a temporary terrarium by my neighbour.
Later the spider will be transferred to the Antwerp Zoo.

It’s a Chilean tarantula.
A bite of this spider is probably mild. However, there is no scientific research confirming this….. !

Dutch name : Chileense Vogelspin
German name : Graue Chile Vogelspinne
Latin name : Grammostola porteri

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